Gratz – Simeon Union Church Sunday School, 1908
In the years when Simeon Church in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was a “Union” church – meaning the facilities were shared by both Lutheran and Reformed congregations which alternated weekly […]
Gratz – Simeon Lutheran Church Confirmation, 1913
The photograph above is of the 1913 Simeon Lutheran Church Confirmation, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The identification of those pictured is as follows: Front Row (seated): Lula [Boyer] Phillips; Katie […]
Gratz – Simeon Reformed Church Women’s Group, 1930
The Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, had a women’s group in the 1930s and at that time posed for this photo, possibly taken at an outdoor event such […]
Martin Rickert (1804-1871) & Elizabeth “Betsy” Yerges (1813-1877)
MARTIN RICKERT was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 17 September 1804, the son of JOHANN HARTMAN RICKERT (1780-1828), an immigrant from Bavaria, and CATHERINE [LUBOLD] RICKERT […]
Gratz – Simeon Reformed Church Confirmation, 1927
The 1927 Confirmation Class of the Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, is pictured here. The persons in the photograph are identified as follows: Front Row (seated): Hannah [Schoffstall] […]
Gratz – Simeon Lutheran Confirmation, 1911
In 1911, Rev. Edgar J. Heilman, posed for a photograph with the Confirmation Class of the Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. When this photograph was labeled, he was […]
Gratz – Simeon Reformed Church Confirmation, 1888
One of the earliest known photographs of a confirmation class from the Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, was taken on 30 March 1888. With the exception of Rev. William […]
Lykens Township – Geise School, 1875
A portion of a Lykens Township map from 1875 shows the location of the Geise School. The road going south and west from the school is currently named Specktown Road. […]